Hebrew Mythology or the Rationale of the Bible: Wherein It Is Shown That the Holy Scriptures Treat of Natural Phenomena Only (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Hebrew Mythology or the Rationale of the Bible: Wherein It Is Shown That the Holy Scriptures Treat of Natural Phenomena Only<br><br>Science is ever progressive and but for theology would be come more general among the people much to the advantage of all. As the case now stands the very poor except occasionally an Individual of indomitable will (and of such come the most useful of every age and country) are completely shut off from science. The middle but not wealthy class are obliged to spend all they can spare in church-going to find themselves at the end of a long life as ignorant almost as at its beginning. Only the wealthy can afford to give their offspring a classical and scientific education. For this inequality of condition a remedy should be provided. If knowledge is desirable and useful as most people allow its benefits should extend as far as possible to all. How may this be done? Let the same amount of money and time and assiduity now spent in church-going in reading and com menting on the myths of the Bible be spent in seeking out and cultivating the improvement of the poor and middle classes - ih teaching them science which they can understand thus elevating them in their own estimation and we shall have done for them and ourselves a lasting benefit; we shall have made them more intelligent more industrious more useful and better citizens rendered their homes more desirable their families happier and the world altogether better. The grog-shop the brothel and all the paraphernalia therewith connected would be cast aside and crime of every description would quickly reach its minimum. Yes let our churches be turned into halls of science our preachers into teachers of the same with apparatus for its illustration and people of all classes would ?ock thither eager to possess them selves of knowledge eager to join themselves in one universal brotherhood.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.